Meaning & use
bedsit
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A rented room, chiefly in British usage, that serves as both a bedroom and living room, typically with shared or basic cooking facilities.
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As a student in London, she lived in a cramped bedsit above a bakery.
The advertisement listed a small bedsit for rent near the university.
A note on using this word
Short for "bed-sitting room," this term is primarily British; American English typically uses "studio apartment" for a similar type of housing.
Words with a similar meaning
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